The Market
Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Key housing policies & pledges
Keir Starmer promises a 'wealth creation' drive as his party pledges planning reform, an end to the leasehold regime, and higher taxes for overseas buyers of UK property.
‘Confidence in the housing market is beginning to dip’, warns RICS
Sales market activity fell slightly in May, but the consensus amongst property surveyors is that things will pick up again after the election.
Green Party Manifesto 2024: Key housing policies & pledges
Co-leaders Carla Denyer & Adrian Ramsay have outlined a vision for a 'fairer, greener' Britain.
‘A bleak picture’: Planning permissions plummet to historic low
Trade body calls for 'immediate action' as new data shows things are even worse than post-GFC.
D-Day for the central banks? Ollie Marshall on why economic policy needs a new strategy
Can the conventional weaponry rolled out by central banks ever be as effective as it was in yesteryear, asks top buying agent.
Eurozone house price growth divergence set to ease, gradually
Oxford Economics thinks house price growth across Europe 'will become more homogeneous after sharp divergence in 2023.'
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 23, 2024
Buying, selling and renting activity picked up last week, despite the imminent General Election.
Conservative Manifesto 2024: Key housing policies & pledges
Rishi Sunak's team promises to 'protect family homes from higher tax' while continuing leasehold and rental reforms, and increasing housebuilding numbers.
Mark Wells: Why off-market isn’t a gimmick – it’s a necessity…
Off-market exists because the open market is a broken model, argues the Invisible Homes boss.
Estate agents note ‘minor drop’ in market activity ahead of general election
'The upcoming election is expected to have little impact on the strong level of market activity that has been building so far this year,' says GetAgent after surveying 846 estate agents.
Liberal Democrat Manifesto 2024: Key housing policies & pledges
Sir Ed Davey's 'Fair Deal' aims for a dramatic increase in housebuilding while targeting second home owners.
Long-term analysis points to ‘significant upturn in residential property market conditions’
Developers should 'act now for the best chance to capitalise on the coming market shift,' says new report, as historic data indicates we are 'close to the trough'